Behavioral Health Program Coordinator
About The Position
Oregon State University’s Division of Extension and Engagement, Family & Community Health Extension program, is hiring a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month professional faculty member. The position is part of the statewide OSU Extension Health program, affiliated with the College of Health, which advances lifelong health and well-being across Oregon. The Behavioral Health Program Coordinator provides leadership for Health Extension programs focused on mental and behavioral health and well-being. The coordinator collaborates with Health Extension, College of Health, and Extension faculty, staff, and students, along with public health agencies and community partners, to advance program objectives. The work includes planning and evaluating programs, building community partnerships, providing training and technical assistance, and assessing program reach and outcomes. The role requires travel to sites around Oregon to deliver programs. Access to a vehicle is necessary, and business mileage is reimbursed according to OSU policy. Wireless access may be necessary for communication with staff and stakeholders. The position requires successful criminal history and motor vehicle history checks, as well as a current, valid driver’s license in the employee’s state of residence.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, social work, education, or a related field.
- Demonstrated leadership experience or advancement into leadership in a professional setting.
- Demonstrated work ethic, professionalism, and related attributes that earn the respect of colleagues, community partners, program stakeholders, and university or college administrators.
- Evidence of understanding higher education and community partnerships and their cultures.
- Professional or personal experience promoting mental health, preventing suicide, or preventing substance use in community settings, or related community health-promotion or disease-prevention experience, together with a professional desire to serve in behavioral health leadership.
- Basic performance-monitoring, evaluation, research-methods, and statistical skills for working with quantitative or qualitative data.
- Strong decision-making skills, including the ability to set priorities and manage deadlines.
- Strong commitment to excellent customer service.
- Successful completion of a criminal history check and determination of position qualification.
- Successful completion of a motor vehicle history check, possession and maintenance of a current, valid driver’s license in the employee’s state of residence, and determination of position qualification.
Nice To Haves
- Master of Public Health, Master of Social Work, or another master’s degree in a related field.
- Previous experience with robust field-based community partnerships and applied research and evaluation.
- Previous experience developing health education content for online dissemination or developing media messages.
- One year of experience planning, implementing, and evaluating community health-promotion or workforce-training programs.
- Dedication to the Land Grant mission.
- Outstanding written and interpersonal communication skills, including community-engagement skills.
- Demonstrated capacity to develop, implement, and evaluate public health programs.
- Bilingual English/Spanish or another non-English language frequently spoken in Oregon.
- Personal familiarity with mental health or substance-use challenges, or a personal commitment to promoting mental health and preventing substance use.
Responsibilities
- Manage and supervise the planning, selection or development, implementation, and evaluation of mental and behavioral health and well-being programs, responding to community needs and interests.
- Maintain, develop, and share College of Health expertise with Health Extension peers statewide, and provide training and technical assistance to state and local partners.
- Help identify and address community-based behavioral health problems and health disparities, and develop intervention opportunities and strategies through community collaboration.
- Participate in or lead community-based planning with Extension faculty and staff, community agencies, and organizations to develop and implement relevant programs and strategies that complement existing services, maximize collective impact, and build financial and policymaker support.
- Compile, prepare, and analyze information, data, and documents for needs assessments and program evaluations.
- Collect and monitor performance information in collaboration with the Health Extension team, including maintaining record-keeping and data-management systems.
- Develop an annual plan of work addressing population needs and place-based issues.
- Evaluate and report on programming reach, effectiveness, and activity implementation to support intended outcomes and collective impact.
- Collaborate with partner organizations to maximize collective impact and develop financial support for needed programs.
Benefits
- Business mileage for work travel will be reimbursed based on OSU policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
